What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3648 and 3660?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3648 and 3660 is 12.

GCF(3648,3660) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3648 and 3660, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3648 and 3660.

How to find the GCF of 3648 and 3660?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3648 and 3660. After we will calculate the factors of 3648 and 3660 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3648

Prime factors of 3648 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 3648 in exponential form is:

3648 = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3660

Prime factors of 3660 are 2, 3, 5, 61. Prime factorization of 3660 in exponential form is:

3660 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 3648

List of positive integer factors of 3648 that divides 3648 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 19, 24, 32, 38, 48, 57, 64, 76, 96, 114, 152, 192, 228, 304, 456, 608, 912, 1216, 1824

Step-4: Factors of 3660

List of positive integer factors of 3660 that divides 3648 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 61, 122, 183, 244, 305, 366, 610, 732, 915, 1220, 1830

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3648 and 3660. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3648 and 3660 is 12.

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